Holiday from September 29th to June 6th, 2023 10, working for ***8 days, Saturday, June 7th and Sunday, June 8th, 10. China * * * legal holidays 1 1 day (including 3 days for Spring Festival and National Day, and 0/day for New Year's Day, Tomb-Sweeping Day, May Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival), with 52 weeks in a year. If the rest day falls on a weekend, there are 52x2+ 1= 105 days in a year, and if it falls on a working day, it is 52x2= 104 days. Together, it is 1 15 days or 1 16 days.
The Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, popularized in the Han Dynasty and shaped in the Tang Dynasty. Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of autumn seasonal customs, most of which have ancient origins. As one of the important customs of folk festivals, offering sacrifices to the moon has gradually evolved into activities such as appreciating and praising the moon. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a colorful and precious cultural heritage. The full moon is a symbol of people's reunion, a sustenance for missing their hometown and relatives, and hopes for a bumper harvest and happiness.
Customs of Mid-Autumn Festival:
1. Appreciating the Moon: The custom of appreciating the Moon originated from offering sacrifices to the Moon, and serious sacrifices turned into relaxed enjoyment. It is said that the moon is closest to the earth that night, and it is the largest, roundest and brightest, so there has been a custom of drinking and enjoying the moon since ancient times. The customs of ancient north and south are different, and the customs of different places are different. The written record of Mid-Autumn Festival activities appeared in Wei and Jin Dynasties, but it did not become a habit. In the Tang Dynasty, it was quite popular to enjoy and play with the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Many poets wrote poems about the moon in their masterpieces.
2. Chasing the Moon: The so-called "Chasing the Moon" means that after the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, the excitement is still unfinished, so the next night, many people invited relatives and friends to continue to enjoy the moon and named it "Chasing the Moon". According to the preface of A Qing Chen Zihou's Lingnan Miscellaneous Notes: "Good people in central Guangdong gather in Izayoi in August, waiting for wine and food to enjoy the moon, which is called chasing the moon."
3. Tide watching: In ancient times, besides watching the moon, tide watching was another activity of Zhejiang Mid-Autumn Festival. The custom of watching tide in Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history, which is described in detail in Mei Cheng's Seven Mao Fu in Han Dynasty. After the Han Dynasty, Mid-Autumn tide watching became more popular. There are also records of watching the tide in Zhu Tinghuan's Ming Bu Wulin Past and Zi Mu's Meng Lianglu.